As painful as this recession has been, there is reason to cheer. According to research firms like The Hartman Group and Natural Marketing Institute, the age of the "conscious consumer" has dawned. It seems that during these tough times, each and every one of us has been reminded that ...

For those in California, the past 2 weeks have been filled with stories about Palo Alto beginning its plastic bag ban (last week) and San Jose struggling to pass legislation. Many other municipalities around the nation on are the same track, trying to find a solution to the plastic bag ...

Having been a solution provider to virtually every industry on earth, I have come to recognize that the grocery industry as a whole is relatively conservative. New technologies, solutions, and business models are simply not embraced and adopted overnight. And frankly, until recently, I believed the same could be said ...